Reflections on a dress

I found this wedding dress for sale at a local thrift shop.

Am I reading too much into it to find it sad? I know I’m sentimental. I still have the outfit I wore the day I met my husband.

And my wedding dress? Well, it didn’t reach the bridely heights of this one. It was a simple gauzy cotton off-the-rack summer dress, something that could easily be worn again without screaming “here comes the bride!”

It eventually was stored in a unit my husband built in the garage for out of season clothes. I was horrified to discover that some toothy critter sampled and liked it, consuming enough to ruin it. Yet even then I couldn’t part with it.

This dress could be perfect for a practical, budget-minded bride-to-be. But someone like me would always wonder about its history. And think it kind of sad.

I got married in jeans and a t-shirt my second time around — I don’t hold too much thought for fancy wedding dresses. I have 3 sisters that had the big wedding and two of them divorced. I find it rather a waste of money myself. I do like your thoughts on the subject though, Kay.

Beautiful embroidery on the dress, and I really like the neckline. I definitely am a Romantic and think that traditional weddings are terrific. My DH and I eloped but I still have the dress I wore and doubt that I’ll give it away.

I, too, wonder about this gown; perhaps a victim of divorce or perhaps it’s what remains of a woman’s life with descendants that are not traditionalist and didn’t keep the dress for future generations.

This dress looks a little like my own wedding gown that I have kept for 33 years (and counting). Not all marriages end in divorce. Although my parents divorced when I was 21, they both will be celebrating 40 years of marriage to their second spouses this year.

i LOVE looking at the dresses (any dresses) in the thrift store… i think i couldnt bring mine there (not that i am married), but yes, i would keep it if happily married. and i guess i would burn it or whatever when divorced…
i bought some kind of really fancy dress (perhaps a bridesmaid dress? i dont know) at the thrift store once, it was just 3 dollars. i couldnt leave it as it really fitted me. now i have it here in my closet and just look at it every now and then. haha…